Fastening device



oct. 9, 1951 E. w. LEE

` FASTENING DEVICE Flled Aprll 26, 1950 Patented Oct. 9, 1951 ,UNITED STATES oilfFICll- FAS'IENINZGL DiiviCE Ervin W. Lee, Zanesville, i0l1i03 Application April .26, 195o, seri-a1 No. 1i5.8;25 1

3' Claims.

'hislinvention `relates to a fastening devic'efoiV the type employed for. holding `againsl'fasuppori'/` aninsulated iectriccabie or the like.

'hisapplication is a continuationein-parti ofmy cofpending.. application Serial No. 54,698-, led o,tobr15,194a.,

The pr'inary object of the invention is to hold an `insulated electrical conductor or the like againsta.support,.,such.as a wall,v ceiling or other supports, andto effectivelyv improve therapidity with-which cablesandthelike may beplaced in position.-

, Another object ofthe. invention is to protect the-insulation of anQin'SiiIated cable from injury duringthe fasteningf-the cable againstl the support-'and also to retain. a. fastening device, suchl asa nail, screw. orthelike in' assembled position in the cable clamp during transportation and extending, throughout, substantially the entire length, thereof, said' ribv projecting outwardly from the convexside of said body substantially midwayvbetween opposite.A side edges thereof,y a hook, integral with. the` body adjacent kone end thereof, a leg integralwth the body adjacent its opposite Tend, said l'egl'yingv substantially perpendicular to the portion. of the body lying adjacent thereto and de'ni'ng with saidportionvof the body and hook acable receiving recess.

Other featuresjinclude.providing the, rib with` an opening extending Vtherethrough at the junction-ofthe leg andportion of the body lying adjacent thereto, said opening aligning axially with the portion ofithe rib which lies along the leg, an apron carried: by the leg.- at. the end thereofy remote from the opening, and; saidr apron lying against the side-of theleg adjacent the hook and bridging a portion of the open side o'f the portion o f the'ib that lies along aV leg to cooperate withV the-opening in `forming Aag'uidleffb'r the 'Shank lof the-fasten --iand'to'hold'the fastener out of fcontajctwilznariane'cleheid-bylineein; Y

iS'ptillf'other features 'includea tongue on the api-on vextending toi/yardV theopening for vventering the open portion of the rib which lies along the leganti engaging'a fastener entering saidfjtior-4v tion of the :rib to retain said fastener in said rib, and a seat on the 'ribj around the opening therein` against'lwhich the Vhead of a fastener rests.

In thel drawings;

Figure 1` isV av side View partly in section of a clip embodying the features of this invention showing itin use;

Figure 2 is a front View in elevation ofthe clipV illustrated'in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view tl'ironghk the clip taken substantially along the line 3-4-3 offiigi'irl'efl;r l

Figure 4 is a bottompl'an view ofjthe clip; `Figure 5 is a sectional view takensubstantial'f ly along the line 5956i Figure 3 "Figure 6L is a sid'eview of the clip showing the,

apronprojectingfbeyond the leg thereof; and

Figure "l 'islA a bottom plan view of a modified'` form 'oi "the invention in which the tongue on the apron vis omitted.V

Referring to the drawings in detail this improved lclip designated generally IIJ comprises 'aA body I2 formed of sheet metal Ywhich is of sube stantially concavo-c'onvex throughout its entire length as will? be `readily understood upon refer` enc'e to lFigures '3l' 4" and 5. Extending outwardly fromth'e convex side of thebody I2 andextendingV longitudinally 'substantially throughout the entireV lengt-h thereof is 'a reinforcing rib I4 which in 'the preferred form 'of'the invention is hollow to form a groove le'which opens into the con'- cave Side of the body as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings. f

One end of the body is bent in a direction-'away from the'rib I4f`to .forme a hook I8, and formed integrally with the 'opposite end' of the bodyis a leg- Zllwhich extends substantially perpendicular to lthep'o'rtion: of: the'fbody adjacent said 'leg and cooperates; with vthe hook IB in vdeiining a recess 24".;forK the; -receptionwofvan insulated cable C or the As illustrated in the drawings, the 'rib 1'4" like.

Y not only extends around with the hook '|283 but also continues alongV the leg 2li, and`form'ed in the alongtheleg 2'0'and"the portion of the body which lies: adjacent the leg 2li-with `an 'opening-24' which alignsfaXially-wth the portion ofthe rib that liesalong-'the leg: Formed'in thev outer 'surface' 'of'V the-'rib immediately around the Yopening 24 is-a"- seat126, and'formedin the rib I4 at the Venc'iremoteffromtheo'pening 24, is an aligning opening I3I. Carri'edby the leg 20'at the end thereof'fremote from the/#opening 24 is an apron `28"'wh`ich" as illustrated inv the Adrawings isibent .inward-1y.L

rib Iii-at the junction ofthe portion which'lies 2,570,957 l f Y j to lie against the inner face of the leg 20 and bridge the portion of the groove I which lies alongthe leg. and thus cooperate withthe opening Main guiding a fastening device such as a nail N in the portion of the groove I6 which lies along the leg 20.

In the preferred form of the invention the end of the apron 28 remote from its junction With the leg 20 is equipped with a tapered tongue 30, which when the apronv is bent back to lie adjacent the leg 20 will enter the portion of the groove IB which lies along the leg 20 so as to engage the shank of the nail and hold the nail or other fastening device in assembled position within the clip.

In the modied form of the invention illustrated in Figure 7, the body I 2a which corresponds in all respects to the body I2 and is provided with a longitudinally extending outstanding hollow rib Ida which corresponds in all respects tothe rib I4. The body I2a is equipped at one;

end with a hook. not shown, and at its opposite end with a leg 20a which corresponds' to the leg 20 of ythe structure previously referred to. The junction of the portion of the rib Ilia which lies along the leg 20a, and the portion of the rib Illa which lies along the portion of the body I2a adjacent the leg 20a is provided with a seat 26a which corresponds with the seat 25 previously referred to. and the rib is also provided at this point with an opening corresponding to the opening 24. The opposite end of the leg I 4a is formed with one opening which corresponds to the opening 3! in the leg I4. The apron 28a of the modied form of the invention which corresponds to the apron 28 previously referred to lis provided at its end remote from the leg 20 with a fiat edge 32 which when the apron is folded back to bridge the open side of the rib Ida and lie against the leg 20a. it will serve simply as a guard to prevent contact of a fastener passing through the hollow portion of the rib which lies along the leg 20a from engaging the insulation of an insulated cable. Y Y

In use it will be understood that the device assembled with a fastener. such as a nail N is placed over the cable orother device to be supported so that the cable or the like is received in the recess 22. The fastener, is then driven home and it will be evident that the apron 28 and tongue 30 will effectively serve to hold the fastening device on the cable and out of contact with the insulation of the conductor, and the cable will be clamped firmly against the support S.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred form of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A clip for holding against a support an insulated electrical conductor or the like, said clip comprising an elongated sheet metal body which is substantially concavo-convex in cross section throughout substantially its entire length, a hollow reinforcing rib carried by the body and extending throughout substantially the entire length thereof, said rib projecting outwardly from the convex side of said body substantially midway between opposite side edges thereof, a hook integral with said body adjacent one end thereof, a leg integral with said body adjacent 4 its opposite end, said leg lying substantially perpendicular to the portion of the body lying adjacent thereto and defining with said portion of the body and the hook a cable receiving recess, the rib having an opening extending therethrough at the junction of the leg and the portion of the body lying adjacent thereto, said opening aligning axially with the portion of the rib which lies along the leg, an apron carried by the leg at the end thereof remote from the opening, and said apron lying against the side of the leg adjacent the hook and bridging a portion of the open side of the portion of the rib that lies along the leg to cooperate with the opening in forming a guide for the shank of a fastener and to hold the fastener out of contact with an article held by the clip.

2. A clip for holding against a support an insulated electrical conductor or the like, said clip comprising an elongatedsheet metal body which is substantially concavo-convex in cross section throughout-y substantially its entire length, a hollow reinforcing rib carried by the body and extending throughout substantially the entire length thereof, said ribY projecting outwardly from the convex side of said body substantially midway between opposite side edges thereof, a hook integral Vwith said body adjacent one end thereof, a leg integral with said body adjacentv its opposite end, said leg lying substantially perpendicular to the portion of the body lying adjacent thereto and defining with said portion of the body and the hook a cable receiving recess, the rib having an opening extending therethrough at the junction of the leg and the portion of the body lying adjacent thereto, said opening aligning axially with the portion of the rib which lies along the leg, an apron carried by the leg at the end thereof remote from the opening, said apron lying against the side of the leg adjacent the hook and bridging a portion of the open side of the portion of the rib that lies along the leg to cooperate with the opening in forming a guide for the shank of a fastener and to hold the fastener out of contact with an article held by the clip, and a seat on the rib around the opening therein against which the head of a fastener rests.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a clip fabricated solely of a single continuous piece of sheet metal .bent to define a shank, one end of said shank terminating in a transversely arranged leg, the other end of said shank terminating in a curved hook for coacting with said leg and shank to embracingly engage a conductor cable, there being a channel extending longitudinally in said shank and leg for reinforcing said clip, and a guard plate arranged in superposed relation with respect to said leg and projecting therefrom for preventing a fastening member from .contacting said conductor cable.

ERVIN W. LEE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: 1

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 651,482 Greenfield June 12,1900 1,109,568 Flagge 1 Sept. 1, 1914 1,116,573 Day et al c Nov. -10, 1914- 1,329,268 Dickelman et al Jan. 27, 1920 2,418,539 Anderson ..--1 Apr. 8, 1947 

